The University of Florida
Fredric G. Levin College of Law

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Pedro A. Malavet Professor of Law The University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law P.O. Box 117625 2500 SW 2nd Avenue Gainesville, FL 32611-7625 Office: Holland Hall Room 337 (352) 273-0974 fax (352) 392-3005 malavet@law.ufl.edu *** Office Hours: Fall 2008 Tuesdays, from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. --starting outside my classroom and slowly moving towards my office-- Wednesdays, from 2:00-3:30 p.m. Or by appointment.

• EDUCATION: B.B.A., Emory University (1984); J.D., magna cum laude, Georgetown University Law Center (1987); L.L.M., Future Law Professor Fellow, Georgetown University Law Center (1995).
• TEACHING: Civil Procedure, Comparative Law, Civil Code Institutions Seminar, Evidence, Introduction to Law, U.S. Territorial Possessions Seminar. Also active in several international programs.
• RESEARCH: Comparative Law (principally the Civil Code and Notarial Law), Critical Race Theory, LatCrit Theory, U.S. Territorial Possessions, Evidence, Civil Procedure.
• EXPERIENCE: Junior Partner, working on civil and criminal litigation, at Bufete Malavet & Ayoroa in Ponce, Puerto Rico; Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown and at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico; law clerk to the Honorable Raymond L. Acosta of the U.S. District Court in Puerto Rico.

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This is an educational web site. It is intended primarily for use by my students at the University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law. It is also generally intended for use by students and faculty, even those from other educational institutions.

I cannot control access to this page by anyone outside these groups, and I do not wish to do so. In fact, I am happy if anyone finds useful information in this web site. However, this page is not intended to solicit private legal inquiries or to provide legal counsel.

Finally, this is not a private research service. I will not reply to requests for information from anyone other than students and faculty seeking educational advice. I will answer bona fide news media and governmental requests that are within my areas of expertise, to the extent that this is consistent with my other obligations.

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This page was designed and is edited by Prof. Pedro A. Malavet © 1997-2008.
Photo Credit: Kristen A. Hines, Levin College of Law Communications Office

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